Abstract
Reliability and availability studies should improve the selection of system configurations and components by decisions based on quantitative information rather than intuitive and qualitative decisions. The reliability and availability indices for any power system distribution design can be computed from knowledge of the statistical performance of individual components within the system. In this paper, various factors related to reliability and availability analysis for industrial systems are thoroughly discussed to achieve better modeling for computing the reliability and availability indices based on engineering experiences and judgment. These factors include: scheduled maintenance of components, manual switching of system components, transformer overloading practices, parallel redundant connections within a system, spare components available on short notice, and local generating units. Accuracy and validity of probabilistic mathematical model were verified on several distribution systems of industrial plants.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 1093-1097 |
Number of pages | 5 |
State | Published - 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Energy
- General Engineering